HM Burgers!

Angelmummy

I had my first attempt at making burgers last night using:

full fat mince, herbs, fish sauce, finely chopped onion and a dollop of mustard

cooked them in the george foreman and they were really dry, only cooked them for about 12 mins but they burnt too

Any ideas where I went wrong?

melie3

before i cook them, i couldnt find any recipes on here, which i had found a few wks ago, so from guessing, ive put some chopped onions, breadcrumbs, black pepper and an egg yolk in the mince. will they taste ok??? just thought id post before i subject my family lol

kind regards melie

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

Before you cook them, break a small piece of and drop into a hot frying pan and then you can taste it (chefs perks)..and see if you want to add anything...

squeaky

Hi,

I've added your question onto the main burgers thread. It should help.

Good luck

empy

Hi all, I would like to make burgers for dinner tonight and wondered if any of you had a foolproof, healthy recipe.

I have organic beef mince, eggs etc just wondered if there was anything I could add to make them a bit diffrent

thanks

empy

Pink.

Hi empy,

There's an earlier thread with lots of recipes and tips on making homemade burgers that should help so I've added your thread to it to keep all the replies together.

Pink

gt568

What do you add to mince for your homemade burger recipes? Any suggestions....cheers.

Penelope_Penguin

All sorts - anything from nothing to loads of chopped veg and herbs.

Older thread here with more ideas - HM burgers!

HTH, Penny. x

anniemf2508

we just add chopped onion, a few herbs and salt and pepper

Stephen_Leak

I don't like to add anything, unless there is a good reason for doing so. I leave adulterating burgers with all sorts of cr*p to the professionals.

BEEFBURGER

Makes 2 quarter pounders

INGREDIENTS

250g of lean minced beef*
1 tablespoon of sunflower oil

METHOD

Divide the mince into two halves. Squeeze each half into a ball and then flatten it out into a disc. Make them firm, so that they don’t fall apart. Make them chunky, as thin edges will cook too quickly.

Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat. Fry the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Use minced lamb, pork or turkey instead of minced beef. Use chuck steak, which is reasonably cheap but doesn’t have too much fat, and either get the butcher to mince it or mince it yourself.

If you need to make the meat go further, add some grated carrot.

If the burgers won’t hold together, add some beaten egg to the meat mixture. If you make the mixture too wet, add some breadcrumbs.

Grill the burgers under a medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side. If the mince is very lean, you might need to coat the burgers with a little oil.

TIPS

You can make the burgers using a burger press. This is a round mould, which you fill with the minced meat and then press it into uniformly sized burgers. However, hand made burgers have a “rustic charm” and there’s no washing up.

* Use good quality lean and finely minced meat. The cheaper the mince, the higher the fat content and the more coarsely it is minced.